Posted on 07/24/2008 8:53:08 AM PDT by Incorrigible
Im offended that a GenXer is being lumped in with the Boomers...*I’M* 41 and there is no way in h**l Im consider myself a Boomer.
Some of the most popular shows on television owe their success to such middle-aged stars as Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, Mary Louise Parker and Kyra Sedgewick. Almost all of this year's Emmy-nominated actresses are 40-plus, with many in their 50s and some in their 60s.
There's even a new reality show, "She's Got the Look," on TV Land that features a modeling competition for women 35 and over. Meanwhile, age hasn't stopped rapper Flava Flav, 49, and hair-metal band front man Bret Michaels, 45, from searching for much younger soul mates on their reality TV series.
And in politics, Barack Obama, 46, has attracted young voters like flies to a fresh piece of pie. Obama's campaign has given new meaning to the phrase "popular vote."
Don't forget 60-year-old powerhouse Hillary Clinton.
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE BOOMERS! Especially Sarah Jessica Parker, who once starred in Square Pegs, the totally 80s sit com!
And dear Lord, I cant believe Obama is on my age group...how horrible is THAT?!
This is so typical of Boomers - lumping in people that would otherwise have NOTHING AT ALL to do with them simply because theyve got something they no longer have!!
Someone needs to fix this but my mother taught me not to use those words in public.
none of the people mentioned are boomers except Hillary and Close....
That’s what I thought. And, I don’t quite see Madonna doing her thing at age 60...eeeeuuuuu. I’m a baby boomer and I can assure you no one wants to see me in a speedo!!!:)
I'm not sure the original author of the article understands this, but the real topic of this article is: Boomers are over. They are done. No one cares about the Boomers any more. All of the focus is now on Generation X -- people like Kyra Sedgewick, Sarah, Jessica Parker, etc. etc.
The author misses the point of their own article. Sheesh!
For some reason Madonna keeps getting younger? In the 80’s when she first came on the scene she was born in 1957 like my Dh now she is going to be 50? HMMMM someone subracted some years there?
BTW, the baby boom lasted until 1964 so more than a few of those are babyboomers.
I’m 58 and I’m fine with getting older. I’ve had time to address a number of issues in my life and to do a number of things that I’ve wanted to do. I see no reason to pretend that I’m younger.
There. All fixed.
Great! Now you can hide smokes and a Zippo in your face and, when the metal detector goes off at the airport, you can just tell 'em "it's the metal plate in my head". :-P
LOL! Diablo Cody would be proud.
Course, anyone younger than me is from the next generation :)
You tell ‘em, Hildy! I think it has a lot to do with being comfortable in your own skin as we age too. At this age, I’m not out to impress anybody, I’m out to enjoy my life and the wonderful people around me. I’m a lot more laid back and much happier than I was in my twenties and thirties. :)
Great job Euby!
If you know who Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean and Kitty Carlisle were, you must be a boomer!
As test-tube babies used to say in the 80's.... "Gag me with a beaker!"
Orson Bean = the voice of Bilbo in the Rankin Bass production of "The Hobbit"
I think you proved my point.
LOL - probably, but it wasnt really my point to DISprove your point. I was just remembering those actors for things they did when I was a kid. Cheers!
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